Toronto Public Library Youth Hub
Disruptive TPL Youth Hub

I would like sharing with you my own witnessing & direct experience of how multiple groups youth students have been acting & behaving in a Toronto Public library every school day after school for hours shortly after the Youth Hub has been implemented in Toronto Public Library since years ago

Once a few of these students indicated they are doing very much same in their school library, i.e. noisy on-going social activities, swearing, chasing each other, throwing heavy books or basketball at each other, teens cuddling & kissing one another in school uniforms, engaging highly violent & graphy computer games & so on.

One of recent comments from a high school students responded about 2 month ago '' what rules?" when a library staff explained to them about rules of shared space, be respectful of other library customers who need a quiet space to work, study & research, etc.

I used a supposedly '' quiet computer area " in a public library that has a youth hub program. Almost every school afternoon, some of these youths wearing school uniform march into this room, occupy & have their noisy interactions, yelling, swearing, watching porn, gossiping, game fighting with each other & turn this otherwise & supposedly quiet library room into their own social party & play room.

I am using library resources heavy on a long term basis & keep complaining about noises, safety concerns & much disruptive behaviors involving mainly youth groups after school who can be found having their own fun & noisy parties in many library areas OUTSIDE their Youth Hub program room (& they still grab large quantity of program foods but not participating in the youth hub program)

I feel that our public libraries also play a vital part in endorsing, supporting & cultivating these sorts of behavior of our youths as their mischief do not get any real punishment after multiple warnings, or even so-called final warnings when I keep complaining multiple times almost every afternoon. NO REAL SANCTION AS I CAN SEE. I feel that TPL cares much more about program statistics & continued funding than addressing REAL & NEVER-ENDING concerns originated from poor management of their Youth Hub program

Consequently, one intentionally caring & community program aiming to help marginalized youths in vulnerable locations quickly turns into a source of disruptive & highly annoying behavior to many normal TPL customers because of poor program execution & administration

I simply feel sad & disappointing how these young Canadians whose education & programs we all fund have been behaving in public places & how some of them consistently show no concerns over how other people around them are being negatively affected by their excessive, ongoing loud noises & mischiefs

Company: Toronto Public Library Youth Hub
Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
City: Toronto
ZIP code: M3N 1M6
Address: 1785 Finch Av. West
Phone: 4163955980
Site: www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/yorkwoods

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